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Thompson Center 50 cal Hawken Flintlock...polish or not?
You are in the $400-500 range, good clean/shiny bore and closer to $600. I would polish the brass. Why? Because you are already in a niche of a niche market. Polished brass, even to a dull but 'brass' look, will get you more money. Cleaner brass will give a better look and initial...- Ditt44
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- Forum: Flintlock Rifles
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RLO No-drill slings for Cherokee/Seneca - Thoughts/Experience?
Agree 100% The Cherokee and Seneca are hard enough to come by now and I would call them rare and they are special to those that have them. No way I'm drilling any of them. If I acquire one that has been, so be it. The Fiddleback CS was very helpful and although the guy I'm exchanging...- Ditt44
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- Forum: Traditional Muzzleloader Hunting
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Who carries a purse?
Historically speaking, it seems a purse has become socially linked to females but in reality, women's clothing had small/tiny pockets, if any. "Fashion" I suppose, who wanted coins and keys and such weighing down their 'hips' :) Anyway, that's one reason women have carried a 'purse'...- Ditt44
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- Forum: General Muzzleloading
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CURIOUS ABOUT CONICALS
Rate of twist, rifling depth and powder volume... if PRB vs Conical in the same barrel, then you can compare more fairly. And the default claim of 'every barrel is unique' blah blah blah, which is absolutely true :) Conicals are going to be heavier in every caliber so you will have more foot...- Ditt44
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- Forum: General Muzzleloading
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Who carries a purse?
EDC bags from Amazon, generally pretty cheap and lots of size options. Or my latest 'invention', a binocular case that I picked up last year for an elk hunt. This is an FHF FOB, pricey, but in my opinion it was well worth it and came with a lot of optional attachments. Easily mounts to a back...- Ditt44
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RLO No-drill slings for Cherokee/Seneca - Thoughts/Experience?
I agree, you make fair points. It is a bit more of I know what I don't want, so looking at alternatives. I am not crazy about the price when I can get two or three different options for the same money, but I'm not crazy about those options so I'm in a look, read, evaluate and decide...- Ditt44
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- Forum: Traditional Muzzleloader Hunting
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T/C Seneca .36 caliber
Very good for both of you then. I hope :)- Ditt44
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- Forum: Percussion Rifles
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RLO No-drill slings for Cherokee/Seneca - Thoughts/Experience?
I could not find any direct reference to the RLO no-drill sling on any of the forums here. https://fiddlebackoutpost.com/collections/rlo/products/rlo-custom-leather-no-drill-harnessed-rifle-sling I am curious if anyone has used them or know of anyone who has tried them. I have a leather...- Ditt44
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How far does spent patches go ?
I was amused for two reasons... I was firing about once every four minutes but it was really humid and barely any breeze so my smoke was hanging all around their stalls/tables....not sure who had the worse smelling powder though. With all their fancy "black rifles" and schmancy pistols at 25...- Ditt44
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- Forum: Percussion Rifles
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T/C Seneca .36 caliber
JD... are you one of those anonymous "jerks" who outbid me via online auctions in the last week or two on some .36s??? :)- Ditt44
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- Forum: Percussion Rifles
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How far does spent patches go ?
If you're at the range and alone, 20-30 feet and lying right on top of the grass. If it's a busy day with other members, they land on edge and wiggle deep into the grass never to be found. Last Sunday morning I fired 20 shots... found three! It was a busy morning.- Ditt44
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- Forum: Percussion Rifles
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TC Hawken Carbine
Well...... Now I have to go shoot some photos of this VERY topic... I ended up buying a pile of TC Hawken stocks, all factory seconds, about three years ago. I finally got around to messing with them. Most are between 70-90% finished but many have minor cracks, splits, or deformations of...- Ditt44
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- Forum: The Gun Builder's Bench
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To Bounce or not to Bounce
I push until firm then another nudge but never bounce. Consistency matters and using wood vs brass rods will give entirely different outcomes with a bounce, and perhaps even a 'push' seating method. I load with a brass rod at the range and hunt with a Delrin rod. I am sure that Delrin will...- Ditt44
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- Forum: General Muzzleloading
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T/C Seneca .36 caliber
^^^^ Nothing better than a cold crisp morning sitting against a big oak tree watching and listening to the world wake up! Probably the best soul food one could wish for, and miss the most when you can't be out there!- Ditt44
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- Forum: Percussion Rifles
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2024/2025 Squirrel Hunting Thread...........
goggles4u will tint several colors, give them a look, maybe you'll find something worth trying. I need to get an appointment and new prescription myself to update mine. I prefer yellow now because of the extra daylight you get early and late, I figure at the shortest days of deer season I get...- Ditt44
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- Forum: Traditional Muzzleloader Hunting
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2024/2025 Squirrel Hunting Thread...........
Ed... stress and caffeine! If I'm going to the range early in the day, I avoid coffee until I get home. I know for a fact that coffee tends to mess with my eyes and even through a scoped rifle, I am not as accurate. Stress is a big one, figure blood pressure etc. and it is very easy to have...- Ditt44
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- Forum: Traditional Muzzleloader Hunting
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T/C Seneca .36 caliber
My Seneca (15xxx serial) likes 30g of 3F although I keep trying to convince it that 20g is plenty :) I use .350 balls and started with a .010 patch when I got the rifle but the .015 is the best accuracy at this point. The barrel was not shot much at all from what I can tell and had a couple...- Ditt44
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Training techniques to improve offhand shooting.
I am by no means an expert. I took a standing shot at a full sized paper deer target at 50 yards last year with my .50 flintlock... I walked up and promptly circled the hole and wrote "NEVER do this!!!!". I was well low and hit the brisket from a behind the shoulder aim point. With that gun...- Ditt44
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2024/2025 Squirrel Hunting Thread...........
Page 8 of the 2024/25 Digest: "Camouflage fluorescent orange may satisfy orange regulations when 250 square inches of safety material is required if the orange content is at least 250 square inches. When a hat containing 100 square inches of orange is specified, the cap must be solid...- Ditt44
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- Forum: Traditional Muzzleloader Hunting
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Misinformation on GB
Never good to generalize. The good dealers far outweigh the idiots, but there are plenty of idiots. I recently bought a .45 Seneca from a Florida dealer. I emailed him to request he remove the barrel from the stock before shipping. He called me... to ask how to remove the barrel as he had...